Explore the Family Name Fier

The meaning of Fier

German: topographic name from the field name In den Vieren, near Melle, Hanover, from Middle Low German vēr ‘four’, referring to a division in the land or fields. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Erwin, Frieda.

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How common is the last name Fier in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Fier has seen a significant decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 36,761st but dropped to 48,256th in 2010, a change of -31.27%. Additionally, the count of people with this surname also fell from 573 to 438 during this period, indicating a -23.56% change. This reduced the proportion per 100k people from 0.21 to 0.15, marking a -28.57% shift.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,761	#48,256	-31.27%
Count	573	438	-23.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.15	-28.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fier

On the subject of ethnicity, data sourced from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that there were interesting changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Fier between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly by -2.07% from 93.72% to 91.78%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic demographic rose significantly by 121.71%, from 1.75% to 3.88%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 30.48%, going up from 1.05% to 1.37%. However, those who identified as belonging to two or more races and Black both dropped to zero from 1.22% and 1.05% respectively. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw a small decrease of -6.56%, moving from 1.22% to 1.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.72%	91.78%	-2.07%
Hispanic	1.75%	3.88%	121.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.05%	1.37%	30.48%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.22%	1.14%	-6.56%
Two or More Races	1.22%	0%	0%
Black	1.05%	0%	0%